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Table 7

Classification of the of the modelling studies on the DED AM process.

Reference number KPI Process/Part parameter (Variable)
[1719] Etching, deposition, lithography mechanics Surface type, material, shape
[32] Residual stresses, distortions  
[41] System temperature  
[49] Heat transfer related  
[50] Part temperature history Layer position in the part under construction
[78] Surface finish Melt-pool geometries, layer thickness, powder/laser interaction distance
[79] Surface finish, melt pool, dilution ratio Laser power, scanning speed, and powder feed rate
[82,83] Clad width, depth and height Process speed, powder feed rate
[81] Track and microstructure
formation
Scanner speed, stand-off distance, diameter ratio of the clad to powder stream for Gaussian mode distribution
[84] Layer/melt pool dimensions Laser power, powder mass flux
[85] Shapes of manufactured structures, thermal loads  
[86] Local temperature history, track profile, microstructure scale  
[87] Spreading, cooling and solidification processes of droplets Substrate velocity
[88] Thickness of the deposition layer, the depth of the molten pool, the penetration of the substrate or previous deposited layer Scanning speed, powder feeding rate, input electric current
[89] Residual stresses, distortion High speed machining post-process
[90] Thermal modelling, residual stresses, thermal distortions Temperature history
[91] Temperature, stress field Deposition pattern
[92] Stresses, strains Heat input, layer thickness
[95] Bead geometry (layer thickness, dimensional precision) Welding speed, wire feed rate, arc voltage
[96] Microstructure, mechanical properties Pre-heating of substrate, scanning speed, idle time
[93] Residual stresses Melt pool geometry, metal powder flow rate, laser power, scanning speed, scanning direction, and deposition layer thickness
[97] Microstructure, hardness, residual stresses Deposition parameters
[94] Residual stress history, microstructure Phase change
[98] Total spread of droplet, solidification front speed, interlamellar spacing Droplet size, speed, superheat
[99] Microstructure, hardness Substrate size, idle time
[100] Powder-to-solid transition Temperature, porosity-dependent conduction
[101] Grain size, grain growth speed, Temperature, deposition over time
[115] Thermal history Laser-scan velocities
[102] Spreading and shape of the droplet after impact Substrate roughness and temperature, speed of droplet
[103] Splashing of droplets Impact velocity, temperature
[104] Fingering and splashing of the droplet Droplet velocity, liquid type, temperature of surface, surface roughness, contact angle
[105] Desired shape after impact Initial droplet shape
[106] Microstructure, temperature field Number of layers, layer height, wire feed rate, travel speed, heat input
[107] Droplet spreading, final deposit shapes times needed for initialization and completion of freezing Initial droplet temperature, impact velocity, thermal contact resistance and initial substrate temperature
[108] Fluid dynamics, Heat transfer related and phase-change of droplet  
[109] Droplet generating frequency Disturbance frequency
[110] Solder bump characteristics, shape Solder solidification
[111] Spreading and evaporation Droplet material
[112] Droplet deformation and solidification, Heat transfer related in the substrate, maximum spread diameter  
[113] Maximum spread factor, solidification parameter Impact velocity and substrate temperature
[114] Laser attenuation and powder temperatures  
[116] Heat transfer related, phase changes, and fluid flow in the molten pool  
[117] Thermal modelling, calibration of input parameters utilizing IR imaging  
[118] Thermal history, residual stresses Induction heating patterns

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